Growth in the number of Chinese tourists to Mecca and Medina by 50% by 2023

An international report predicted the growth of the number of Chinese tourists to Mecca and Medina by 50% by 2023, and with the increasing number of Muslim population in China, the growth figures show 38.4% in the two decades between 1990 and 2010

The main factor for the growth is expected to increase, is shown traveling religious and family to the UK for the purposes of, and expected to receive Medina, an increase of 61% in the number of Chinese tourists, while Stsqubl Mecca increase by 40% by the year 2023, Mmayazz of accommodation sector growth opportunities

Determining the future of China's tourism issued by the InterContinental Hotels Group showed that the economic and demographic trends that make up the Chinese travel market to support the increase in the number of Chinese tourists who will visit the UK over the next decade

The report also offer opportunities to be provided by these expectations, where he became the Chinese tourists prefer long destinations for the purposes of recreation and entertainment, the report shows that the increase in spending on recreation and tourism retail greatly contribute to the value of these tourists to local economies

Commenting on the report, Richard Solomons, CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group said this highlights the pioneering research that demonstrates the enormous size of the market outside the Chinese travel opportunities for cities and local economies around the world. With the shift toward tourism recreation With 90 million Chinese family who will travel abroad by the year 2023, it can not ignore the growing importance of the Chinese market in the global markets

For his part, Pascal Jaovin, Chief Operating Officer, InterContinental Hotels Group to parts of India, the Middle East and Africa, said: "The size of our hotels in the UK puts us in an ideal position to meet the increasing growth in the number of Chinese tourists to each of Mecca and Medina. We currently have 24 hotels in the UK across three hotel signs, including InterContinental Dar Al Tawhid, and we will inaugurate 9 Other hotels in the UK over the next decade in the three years to the next five, including the largest hotel holds a Holiday Inn sign in Mecca, and we are confident that it will provide to our customers comfort and quality that they expect to make a wonderful experience